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IUSIDE The o n Volume 65 Issue 23 www.wsusignpost.com Monday, September 30, 2002 Hockey club wins first season game, See page 7 By Mike Mitchell special assignments The Signpost Today marks a changing of the guard. After 12 years of service, Weber State University President Paul H. Thompson is-steping down, giving former Vice President of University Relations F. Ann Millner a chance at the helm. "I need to finish a few small things, but essentially I met with Millner on Tuesday and we discussed some things. She's very familiar with what's happening at Weber State; she's been here twenty years," Thompson said. "She was a vice president for nine years. She knows what she needs to work on." Thompson said Millner has everything she needs to go forward as president, including access to the President's Box in the Elizabeth D. Shaw Stewart Stadium Sky Suites. He gave her the key last week. Some benefits of being president of the university include a house, a car and special seating in the sky suites. Thompson said of those, he would miss the president's box the most. "They are nice perks," Thompson said. "I won't discount them, but a car's a car, a house is a house. We'll have another house and another car." Thompson said he and wife Carolyn are putting their furniture into storage and going to travel for 1 1 months before he returns next year to teach in the John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics at WSU. He said they plan to visit a daughter in Williamsburg, Va., then off to Boston, Modesto, Cal. and Sydney, Australia. During their travels, Thompson said he will be studying and learning what he needs to come back and teach effectively. Allen Simkins, former vice president of administrative services and dean of WSU's college of business, worked through Thompson's term as president and knew him before as the dean of business at B YU. "Paul's a great leader; he's warm, down to earth and a great listener," Simkins said. Thompson works well as a team player, he said, which helped his interactions with the higher education system. "He knew when to back away, when to be a peacemaker," Simkins said. see Presidency page 3 if ' i : X If V 1 ' ? Y If" ; ..... t , - ... s 7 President Paul H. Thompson spokes at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Davis Campus earlier this year. Squirrel takes out power Saturday afternoon a squirrel caused a campus-wide power outage that left many wondering what happened. The squirrel was shocked by 12,000 volts on the transformer which supplies all of campus with power. Power was out for five and a half hours while Utah Power and Light worked to restore electricity to campus. , Alumni help students gain career insights By Timothy Weber Harlan correspondent The Signpost There is a future to look forward to after students get their degrees and Weber State University alumni are proving it. Current WSU students can take advantage of knowledge from alumni who are using their degrees. WSU Alumni Association has designed mentoring programs to help students get ahead in their career pursuits. The "Take a Wildcat to Lunch" program has been around for more than five years. Becky Thompson, student alumni advisor in charge of the program, and Heather Pretlow, the student alumni president, have the task of matching students with professionals who take them to lunch and offer them career advice. Students who apply for the program are asked not only for their major but also their area of interest within the major. "Our goal is to match students with professionals that are doing what the student wants to be doing," Thompson said. Tine students and professionals who get involved are sent evaluation forms after their meetings. In an evaluation form, Nicolle Haws, a professional who took WSU student Gavin McClearey to lunch, had many positive comments to report from the experience. "He wants to do exactly what I do, it was perfect," Haws said. "I wish I could have done this when I . was looking for a career.'' "Our goal is to match students with professionals that are doing what the student wants to be doing' Becky Thompson student alumni advisor Students who are interested in this program can be confident a professional will be found to match them up with. "We haven't had any applications we haven't been able to match," Thompson said. The program made about 75 successful matches last school year. So far this school year, there have been about 25 matches made. "Most of the match-ups result in a one-time meeting, but professionals can get more involved in helping their student," Thompson said. "It depends on the level of commitment the professional wants lo give." The WSUAA hopes the success this program has enjoyed, continues with the new electronic mentor program that was started just last week. Gary Toyn, WSU alumni associate director, is in charge of the alumni mentor program. This program is similar to the "Take a Wildcat to Lunch" program except it is designed to simply be an electronic mentoring See Alumni page 3

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IUSIDE The o n Volume 65 Issue 23 www.wsusignpost.com Monday, September 30, 2002 Hockey club wins first season game, See page 7 By Mike Mitchell special assignments The Signpost Today marks a changing of the guard. After 12 years of service, Weber State University President Paul H. Thompson is-steping down, giving former Vice President of University Relations F. Ann Millner a chance at the helm. "I need to finish a few small things, but essentially I met with Millner on Tuesday and we discussed some things. She's very familiar with what's happening at Weber State; she's been here twenty years," Thompson said. "She was a vice president for nine years. She knows what she needs to work on." Thompson said Millner has everything she needs to go forward as president, including access to the President's Box in the Elizabeth D. Shaw Stewart Stadium Sky Suites. He gave her the key last week. Some benefits of being president of the university include a house, a car and special seating in the sky suites. Thompson said of those, he would miss the president's box the most. "They are nice perks," Thompson said. "I won't discount them, but a car's a car, a house is a house. We'll have another house and another car." Thompson said he and wife Carolyn are putting their furniture into storage and going to travel for 1 1 months before he returns next year to teach in the John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics at WSU. He said they plan to visit a daughter in Williamsburg, Va., then off to Boston, Modesto, Cal. and Sydney, Australia. During their travels, Thompson said he will be studying and learning what he needs to come back and teach effectively. Allen Simkins, former vice president of administrative services and dean of WSU's college of business, worked through Thompson's term as president and knew him before as the dean of business at B YU. "Paul's a great leader; he's warm, down to earth and a great listener," Simkins said. Thompson works well as a team player, he said, which helped his interactions with the higher education system. "He knew when to back away, when to be a peacemaker," Simkins said. see Presidency page 3 if ' i : X If V 1 ' ? Y If" ; ..... t , - ... s 7 President Paul H. Thompson spokes at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Davis Campus earlier this year. Squirrel takes out power Saturday afternoon a squirrel caused a campus-wide power outage that left many wondering what happened. The squirrel was shocked by 12,000 volts on the transformer which supplies all of campus with power. Power was out for five and a half hours while Utah Power and Light worked to restore electricity to campus. , Alumni help students gain career insights By Timothy Weber Harlan correspondent The Signpost There is a future to look forward to after students get their degrees and Weber State University alumni are proving it. Current WSU students can take advantage of knowledge from alumni who are using their degrees. WSU Alumni Association has designed mentoring programs to help students get ahead in their career pursuits. The "Take a Wildcat to Lunch" program has been around for more than five years. Becky Thompson, student alumni advisor in charge of the program, and Heather Pretlow, the student alumni president, have the task of matching students with professionals who take them to lunch and offer them career advice. Students who apply for the program are asked not only for their major but also their area of interest within the major. "Our goal is to match students with professionals that are doing what the student wants to be doing," Thompson said. Tine students and professionals who get involved are sent evaluation forms after their meetings. In an evaluation form, Nicolle Haws, a professional who took WSU student Gavin McClearey to lunch, had many positive comments to report from the experience. "He wants to do exactly what I do, it was perfect," Haws said. "I wish I could have done this when I . was looking for a career.'' "Our goal is to match students with professionals that are doing what the student wants to be doing' Becky Thompson student alumni advisor Students who are interested in this program can be confident a professional will be found to match them up with. "We haven't had any applications we haven't been able to match," Thompson said. The program made about 75 successful matches last school year. So far this school year, there have been about 25 matches made. "Most of the match-ups result in a one-time meeting, but professionals can get more involved in helping their student," Thompson said. "It depends on the level of commitment the professional wants lo give." The WSUAA hopes the success this program has enjoyed, continues with the new electronic mentor program that was started just last week. Gary Toyn, WSU alumni associate director, is in charge of the alumni mentor program. This program is similar to the "Take a Wildcat to Lunch" program except it is designed to simply be an electronic mentoring See Alumni page 3